The nuts and bolts of systems

This paper fills a gap in the systems engineering and project management education literature by providing examples of: 1. The effect of desired and undesired emergent properties. 2. How the System Lifecycle (SLC) relates to the iterative problem-solving process. 3. The relationship between the “what's” and the “how's” of systems engineering. 4. How subsystem boundaries can change during system design when compensating for undesired emergent properties. 5. How the solution to one problem often creates a subsequent problem. 6. The effect of unanticipated problems on the schedule, usually in the form of the need to insert unplanned work into the schedule resulting in a delay to the project.